The Government Inspector

writing is has glaring bias against the Harper government in specific, in a book meant to examine Canada’s governmental system and its flaws. The book is not intended to be one of critiquing Stephen Harper, although Stephen Harper’s name is mentioned thirty times throughout the novel. This in stark contrast to current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is mentioned a mere nine times. In a book meant to highlight the critical facets of the federal government, this is not to the benefit of Stephen…

political power. Where a group given up into the hands of an appointed person to their position. A constitution of government, according to Locke, is not as important as the original, and the social-political "density". The community of grace in any of the natural laws that protect the rights of those who may be better than anyone else alone. For, since the way to the good of the government comes into being in the city: Neither the power, and this should be replaced at least according to the…

Describe the qualities of Machiavelli’s ideal prince in relation to one contemporary or historical leader. What characteristics should a prince possess, and how should a prince behave and lead his people, and how does this advice from Machiavelli play out in real life with the leader you chose as an example. Is their leadership good for their people? Neighboring countries? The world? Every person has their own individual skills that make us different from each other. This applies even to…

Macon Wyncoop Ms. Canady English 4 Honors 2 November 2017 FAQs About Court Jesters Q: How were court jesters looked upon by other members of the community? A: Most jesters were there for the entertainment of the King, not for the nobles. Although, they were not looked upon as prestigious members of the community, they were still part of the royal court and had security in the fact that they worked for the king. (Evans, 2017) Q: What did court jesters do when they were performing? A: Court…

that the best governments are those of usurpation or those taken and maintained by any means necessary, in order to preserve the sovereignty of government after England had been on the verge of civil war. In order to refute the argument for one in favor of a representative, sovereign government, he begins by describing the reasons for a civil government. He then explains the existence of the natural laws and their applications to governing in order to prove that a sovereign government is the…

in this system, even when people agree with the minority, they avoid associating themselves with it for fear of exclusion from society - thus the minority does not grow. The majority has so much influence because they make up every section of the government and exert their power by infiltrating…

Whether it be as individuals, as a society, or as a species, we strive to gain power. We gain personal power when we have confidence in ourselves and our ideas, we gain power over others when a political party wins a majority in an election, and we gain power over the rest of the biosphere in our endeavors to conquer and tame the wildlife around us. That being said, when one abuses the power they are given, others suffer. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, we see the power of white people and slave…

In the 21st century, architects are exploring more with form and materials. These architects go against Adolf Loos’s judgement on ornamentation with the use of wasted material, labor, and money. Although these architects are creating a need for a change in form, are they able to justify going against Loos’s theory on why ornamentation is unnecessary? Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid are two architects that are able to represent their need for extravagant forms and materials and give reasoning behind…

Net Neutrality. We need it. The government wants to take it away. Net Neutrality is the idea that we can do anything on the internet that we want, so much that it is legal, we can communicate freely, we can be things that we want, and we cannot be affected by our Internet Service Providers. The way the government wants us to use the internet now is that we have to pay for packages of websites to be able to use them, you pay for these packages through your ISP (Internet Service Providers). What…

Compulsory Voting: For and Against is a unique book as it portrays two well-explored sides of an argument regarding compulsory voting, or the government making the act of voting an enforced obligation rather than a right with optional exercise. Jason Brennan is a Georgetown philosopher who makes the argument against compulsory voting while Lisa Hill is an Australian political scientist who argues for this potential policy. Brennan exposes the flaws of many arguments made to support compulsory…